<P><H1>Resources for Family-School Partnerships</H1>
<P>Supplemental sidebar for the May 2009 Student Services column, Family-School Partnerships: An Esssential Component of Student Achievement. 
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<P><B>Print Resources</B>
<P>The Family-School Partnership: An Opportunity to Support the Learning Competence of All Students. S. L. Christenson. (2004). <I>School Psychology Review, 33,</I> 83-104. 
<P>Best practices in supporting family-school partnerships. A. N. Esler, Y. Godber, & S. L. Christenson. (2008). In A. Thomas, & J. Grimes (Eds.), <I>Best Practices in School Psychology V</I> (pp. 917-936). Bethesda, MD: National Association of School Psychologists.
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<P><B>Online Resources</B>
<P><a href="http://www.nasponline.org/educators">National Association of School Psychologists</a>
<P>Feel free to print out these tips for parents on homework, transitions, IEPs, psychological evaluations, and more. The link also contains useful documents for principals on school-home collaborations and how to work with students and families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.  
<P><a href="http://www.aft.org/tools4teachers/autism/relationship.htm">American Federation of Teachers</a>
<P>This source provides important questions teachers should ask parents of students with autism. Some of these questions may be applied to other students, especially those with special needs. 
<P><a href="http://www.ncpie.org">National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education</a>
<P>This site's resources include a page on developing partnerships.
<P><a href="http://www.sedl.org">SEDL</a> 
<P>This organization works to bridge educational research and practice, especially for children living in poverty.
